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sunny

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌni/

The English word “sunny” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Featuring a lot of sunshine.
  2. Receiving a lot of sunshine.
  3. Cheerful.
  4. Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; shiny; radiant.

adverb

  1. sunny side up

noun

  1. A sunfish.

Etymology

From Middle English sunni, from Old English *sunniġ. Cognate with West Frisian sinnich, Low German sünnig, sonnig, Dutch zonnig, German sonnig. Equivalent to sun + -y.

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